Don’t Push Play: Magic Cyclops steals the show on “American Idol”

Magic Cylops died in late July, when real-life alter- ego Scott Fuller buried the persona in Iowa. Photo by Julio Enriquez, heyreverb.com.

Remember when Denver’s own Magic Cyclops “died” last summer? Apparently, “American Idol” has the ability to bring eccentric personalities back from the dead (and no, “Idol” judge Steven Tyler is not dead, he just more or less resembles a zombie). Cyclops, the retired alter-ego of the non-fictional Scott Fuller, turned more than a few heads on TV’s fame-seeking trainwreck last night. Watch the full clip below, and revisit our obituary of Magic Cyclops from last fall.

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John Hendrickson is the managing editor of Reverb and a multimedia journalist for The Denver Post. Follow his rants on music and more on Twitter.